So, we all know that our babies are destined to change the world in no small way, right?
From the time they first took a poo all by themselves – that's right, totally involuntarily, I mean HELLO! the kid's got talent – we definitely knew our kids were pretty advanced. So, what better than to saddle them with the name of one of the greatest minds of the 20th Century? No presh there or anything...
10 Baby Names Inspired By Some of The Greatest Minds Of The 20th Century:
1. Albert
Meaning: "noble and bright."
It's an obvious one, but Einstein in fairness to him knew his sh*t.
2. Marie
Meaning: "bitter."
Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium and laid the foundations for the invention of the x-ray. She is also the first person to have won two Nobel prizes.
3. Jonas
Meaning: "dove."
Jonas Salk invented the vaccine for polio, so a bit of a ledgebag there.
4. Leo (as in Tolstoy)
Meaning: "lion"
Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. No big.
5. Frida
Meaning: "peaceful"
Kahlo was a Mexican painter who defied convention at every point in her life.
6. Gandhi
Meaning: Indian name
Activist, lawyer and inspiration, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
7. Rosa (Parks)
Meaning: "rose."
Civil rights activist, resisted the bus segregation between black people and white people in 1955 in Alabama.
8. Alexander (Fleming)
Meaning: "defending men."
Inventor of penicillin, Fleming has saved a helluva lotta lives to date. Cheers Al!
9. Diana
Meaning: "divine."
Princess Di basically invented modern celebrity altruism, she championed important issues of the day and contributed hugely to destigmatising AIDS. She also had great hair.
10. John
Meaning: "God is gracious"
Okay so I'm mainly thinking of Lennon, here but there were a lot of good Johns kicking around the 20th century so you could cover a lot of bases with this one: JKF; John Waters; John Travolta (should you feel the urge to honour him); one of half of Jedward; the list goes on...
